I don't know, if Firefox protects out of the box. But Icecat does!
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Some sites refer to zero-size images on other hosts to keep track of
cookies. When IceCat detects this mechanism it blocks cookies from
the site hosting the zero-length image file. (It is possible to
re-enable such a site by removing it from the blocked hosts list.)
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Other sites rewrite the host name in links redirecting the user to
another site, mainly to "spy" on clicks. When this behavior is detected,
IceCat shows a message alerting the user.
(Taken from
https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/ )
Also in Preferences -> Privacy there's a 'Tell web sites I do not want to be tracked.' option in both of them.
Another thingy I found is blocking of ads and tracking with the systems hosts file. (
http://pgl.yoyo.org/as/ ) This solution works for nearly every system, but is less dynamic than an addon and thus sometimes really awkward.
Well... to be at least a bit on topic, a web site:
posteo.de - An e-mail provider, that promises anonymity for the cost of 1 Euro/month. No ads anywhere, Servers powered by green energy. You could even send the money per snail mail, so nobody would ever possibly know who you are. The only downside: It's completely in german. /description
And kind of funny but also really awesome. Their clause on sustainability (digest): 100% Recycling paper; mobility 100% via public transport and bycycle and last but not least: all employees are engaged in environmental NGOs.
.nyan~ miezebieze
I didn't sign up yet. Zoho seems to have incompatibilities with one of my 29 icecat addons. ;\